Usually means: Transporting goods or people internally.
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We found 5 dictionaries that define the word portering:

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  1. portering: Merriam-Webster
  2. portering: Vocabulary.com
  3. portering: Wordnik
  4. portering: Wiktionary

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  1. Portering: Urban Dictionary

(Note: See porter as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (Porter)

noun:  A person who carries luggage and related objects.
noun:  2022 December 14, David Turner, “The Edwardian Christmas getaway...”, in RAIL, number 972, page 35:
noun:  (entomology) An ant having the specialized role of carrying.
noun:  (computing) One who ports software (makes it usable on another platform).
noun:  (countable) A person in control of the entrance to a building.
noun:  (countable, bowling) An employee who clears and cleans tables and puts bowling balls away.
noun:  (countable, uncountable, beer) A strong, dark ale, originally favored by porters (etymology 1, sense 1), similar to a stout but less strong.
noun:  (beer, Ireland) Stout (malt brew).
verb:  To serve as a porter; to carry.
noun:  A surname originating as an occupation.
noun:  A unisex given name.
noun:  A placename in the United States:
noun:  A town in Westchester Township, Porter County, Indiana.
noun:  A town and village in Oxford County, Maine.
noun:  A minor city in Yellow Medicine County and Lincoln County, Minnesota.
noun:  An unincorporated community in Scott County, Missouri.
noun:  A town in Niagara County, New York, named after Augustus Porter.
noun:  An unincorporated community in Gallia County, Ohio.
noun:  A town in Wagoner County, Oklahoma.
noun:  An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Texas.
noun:  An unincorporated community in Clay County, West Virginia.
noun:  A town in Rock County, Wisconsin.
noun:  A number of townships in the United States, listed under Porter Township.
noun:  Ellipsis of Porter County. [One of 92 counties in Indiana, United States. County seat: Valparaiso.]
noun:  Ellipsis of Porter Crater.
▸ Also see porter


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